Friday, May 20, 2011
Why i love fridays. . .
Magic 89.9 which plays 80s music all day long . . . Friday Magic Madness . . . Real feel-good music. They just finished playing Joe Jackson's Breaking us in Two . . . Coming up, Stevie Wonder's Overjoyed!!!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
my little mermaid
This weekend was very tiring BUT very fulfilling for me and the whole family. My 8 year old daughter, Sam, participated in a swim meet organized by the Lozada Swim School where she trained this summer. Yesterday, she participated in 4 individual events, viz, freestyle, backstroke, breast stroke and butterfly, all 25m. For her age category, there must have been around 25 participants that they had to be divided into 3 heats (batches). Well, i must admit that yesterday, i just brought her, daddy and the yaya to the event because i had to attend my french class (remember?) and had to bring kuya to his college entrance exam review class. Got back in time for the awarding and was ecstatic to find out that my dear daughter got gold in all her 4 events!!!
Today was Day 2 of the meet and again, she participated in the same 4 events, this time competing against more experienced swimmers ..... and guess what, she got 2 golds and 2 silvers. I got to see and record all events this time and i am one proud mama, considering that i do not even know how to swim :) Daddy and Kuya were equally ecstatic, almost losing their voice as they cheered Sam.
Sam has really become very interested in swimming. Her hard work and training (plus Daddy's hard work also) during the summer has paid off and it looks like she will really take this sport seriously. And, as any parent would do, we will fully support her.
The temperature soared today, but my family more than made up for the heat and humidity this weekend :)
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The TODAY Show
I love this show; i love how genuine the rapport among its anchors is; i love how they can all be serious if needed, and really funny and natural a moment later.
This used to be shown at 7 in the morning Philippine time, that means it's 12 hours delayed; even then, i enjoyed watching it as it gave me the feeling that it was happening live (fooling myself eh...); but then it would get a bit disappointing when i have to leave for work and couldn't finish the whole show.
Then sometime ago, when SkyCable rearranged its channels (the way they do every so often - maybe to accommodate new channels or cover for channels whose contracts were not renewed), The Today Show got lost. But a new channel was born - Ch. 16, Talk TV. Lo and behold, they show The Today Show at night already, i do not know if it was a live telecast, i doubt it, but what i'm sure of is that the delay is just a few hours at most.
Wow, that was perfect for me, i now have all the time in the world to watch the full show, and yes, i get to see Hoda and Kathie Lee do their funny antics too. Okay, i can actually catch snippets of the show on the net, but watching it on the tube is different.
This is such a feel-good show for me, i can't really explain why. I'm sure you all have something like this.
And today, Meredith Vieira just announced she's leaving the show after about 5 years. Didn't realize that it has been 5 years since Katie Couric left and Meredith took over. One can see how hard a decision it was for her because it was obvious that she also enjoyed being on the show. She wants to spend time with her husband (who i understand has MS but is now in good health) and kids, one of whom is graduating from college, the other one from high school (lest you think i know her so well, i just read those in the Today website articles). Anyway, what more can you say to someone who wants to be with her family - go girl!
This used to be shown at 7 in the morning Philippine time, that means it's 12 hours delayed; even then, i enjoyed watching it as it gave me the feeling that it was happening live (fooling myself eh...); but then it would get a bit disappointing when i have to leave for work and couldn't finish the whole show.
Then sometime ago, when SkyCable rearranged its channels (the way they do every so often - maybe to accommodate new channels or cover for channels whose contracts were not renewed), The Today Show got lost. But a new channel was born - Ch. 16, Talk TV. Lo and behold, they show The Today Show at night already, i do not know if it was a live telecast, i doubt it, but what i'm sure of is that the delay is just a few hours at most.
Wow, that was perfect for me, i now have all the time in the world to watch the full show, and yes, i get to see Hoda and Kathie Lee do their funny antics too. Okay, i can actually catch snippets of the show on the net, but watching it on the tube is different.
This is such a feel-good show for me, i can't really explain why. I'm sure you all have something like this.
And today, Meredith Vieira just announced she's leaving the show after about 5 years. Didn't realize that it has been 5 years since Katie Couric left and Meredith took over. One can see how hard a decision it was for her because it was obvious that she also enjoyed being on the show. She wants to spend time with her husband (who i understand has MS but is now in good health) and kids, one of whom is graduating from college, the other one from high school (lest you think i know her so well, i just read those in the Today website articles). Anyway, what more can you say to someone who wants to be with her family - go girl!
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| From The Today Show website / Peter Kramer / NBC Universal |
And so, she will be missed. Glad to know though that Ann Curry is taking her place. Like Matt, Al and Natalie, Ann also possesses a bright personality perfect for a morning show like Today.
With their bright and sunny personalities, i do not really mind watching them at night.
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